Adjustable bracket for ink-bottles



(No Model.)

W. LUMLEY.

ADJUSTABLE BRACKET FOR INK BOTTLES.

Patented f'eb. 12, 1889..

1 x1 s5 i II ivrrien stares arenr @rrrca \VILLIAM LUMLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ADJUSTABLE BRACKET FOR INK BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 897,558, dated February 12, 1889.

Application filed August 9, 1888. Serial No. 282,319. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM LUMLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Ohicago,in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Brackets for Ink-Bottles, of which the following is a speci fication.

This invention relates to improvements in ink-well brackets, and'has for its prime 0bj ect to provide a convenient extensible attachment'ior desks which shall hold any number of bottles for different colors of ink, and which is capable of adjustment vertically as well as laterally, whereby the ink-bottles may be placed in any position convenient to the writer, and also be shifted into various positions without in the least interfering with the books, papers, or other articles upon the desk, or in any manner obstructing the same.

Another object is to have the bracket of such a character that the ink-well may be conveniently stored in the alcove of a desk, against the wall thereof, or drawn out in position for use above the table.

Afurther object is to have the ink-well supported in such manner that any single bottle may be brought nearest to the writer, and provide the well with a connection of such a character that all of the bottles maybe uncovered at once, or only the bottle out of which the ink is being used; and, finally, to combine with the ink-well a pen-rack, and to simplify the construction of the bracket, and thereby materially reduce the cost of construction.

I attain ihese objects by the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which Figure l-is a side elevation oi. an ink-well and bracket embodying my invention, show ing the supporting-arm partially extended; Fig. 2, a detail horizontal section through the alcove of a desk, showing m v devi cc attached thereto, illustrating in full lines the position of the device when stored. within the alcove, and in dotted lines the extended position thereof while in use; Fig. 3, a sectional elevation, more particularly showing the adj ustable self-locking connection between the gibbet-arm and post, and the devices for pivotally suspending the ink-well holder from the gibbet-arm; Fig. 4, an enlarged d eiail plan View of the ink-well holder and a portion of the gibbet-arm Fig. 5, a detail view of a modifled form of gibbet-post, and Fig. 6 a face View of a blank from which the pen-rack is formed.

Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several figures oi the drawings.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A indicates the back wall of a desk, andB the sides of an alcove such as is usually provided in top or covered desks, to one side of which are secured two smali brackets, O, in a vertical line with each other, and which constitute the bearings for the journals D of a vertical spindle or gibbet-post, E, which in its preferred form is rectangular in shape. To this gibbet-post is attached a gibbetarin, F, consisting of two sections, G H, the inner section, G, of which is provided with an eye, H, at the inner end thereof, having the same general contour as and fitting somewhat loosely over the gibbetpost as to its longitudinal dimensions, but snugly as to its shorter dimension, thus perinitting a vertical but not lateral play or movement of the arm upon the post. By this connection, as more clearly shown in Fig. 3, the arm may be freely slid up and down the post; but whenever released the gravity thereof will cause the free end of the arm to tilt slightly downward, thus causing the eye to bind or bite upon. the post at the lower forward and upper rear edges thereof, as illustrated at a. in said figure, which bite or binding of the eye serves to effectually lock or hold the arm at any point of its adjustment upon the post, being materially aided in this result by the weight of the ink-well attached to the free end of the arm, as hereinafter de scribed. Although in practice this locking device is all-sufficient for the intended purpose, I have provided, merely for additional security, a set-screw, 1 worked through a screw-threaded hole in the arm and binding against the post.

As before described, the gibbet arm comprises two sections, G and H, both of which are slotted, as shown at J, their entire length,

and each of said sections .is provided with a headed pin, K, working through said slot, with the head thereof upon the opposite side of the opposing arm, so that while the arms are free to slide past each other they are held in close relation and alignmentby these pins, which also serve to prevent the dipping or depression of the outer section independently of the inner section. To the end of the outer section is rigidly secured a depending spindle, L, upon which is loosely journaled a bottleholder, M, preferably consisting of a block of wood, provided with four receptacles for inkbottles M, and which may also have attached thereto on one face thereof a pen-rack, N, for the convenience of the writer, which may, for economy, consist of a blank or base, 0, in which semicircular cuts are made and the lips P thus formed bent outwardly to receive the pens. This bottle-holder, however, may be provided with any other suitable form of pen-rack and with various other attachments or supplementary dcvices-such as the pintray Q (shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 4) as the shape of the block is immaterial, but preferably should be so balanced as to rotate freely upon the spindle.

In practice I prefer to fill only three of the ink wells or bottles ill with ink and utilize the fourth for containing a pen cleansing or wiping substance of some kindsuch as a sponge or shot-and with this end in view I have provided a covering therefor, consisting of a plate, also journaled upon the spindle L, lying in a parallel plane with the upper surface of the bottle-holder, and provided with three radial arms, R, adapted to cover any three of the bottles, and which, when the ink is not in use, is designed to cover the three containing the ink; but when one of the inkwells is in use then the cover may be shifted so that the other three wells are covered, although, if desired, all of the bottles may be uncovered at the same time by shifting the cover until the arms thereof lie between the bottles, as .more clearly shown in Fig. 2; but I may here add that, if desired, any other form of cover might be employed in connection with the bottles, either a single cover for covering and uncovering all of the bottles at a time, or separate covers for each bottle, and

it may be found advantageous to reverse the spindle, so that the bottle-holder will stand above the gibbet-arm, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, thus permitting the employment in connection therewith of any form of covering for the ink-wells, and at the same time avoiding any objections which might be made to the depending holder on account of the obstruction occasioned by the gibbet-arm. However, I prefer to employ the cover herein shown, with one arm for covering one of the bottles omitted, in order that the bottles may be removed for filling without detaching the block or cover from the spindle.

' In Fig. 5 I have shown a modified form of gibbet-post, in which the post is circular or cylindrical and has formed therewith, at the upper end thereof, a single bracket, S,by mean s of which it is attached to the desk, and from. which it depends unsecured at the lower end thereof, which end, however, is provided with a stop-notch, T, to prevent the accidental de-, taclnnent of the gibbet-arm therefrom, the eye of which is of course made circular, but in all other respects the operation of the parts is identical with that of the preferred construction.

Vith a bracket constructed as herein described it will be readily understood that the bottle-holder may be adjusted vertically by sliding the gibbetarm upon the post, or it may be swung laterally to any desired position by the turning of the post in its bearings, besides which the extensibility of the gibbet-arm, due to the sliding action therebetween, enables the drawing of the holder forward toward the front or ends of the desk to any position which might be found desirable, being limited. in this movement only by the number of sections employed, the shortest length of which, however, should, not be greater than. that which will permit of the shoulder and arms swinging into the alcove of a desk and out of the way.

Such an attachment is not only strong, simple, and desirable, besides being economical in construction, but is a very ornamental as well as useful portion of the desk furniture, furnishing a holder for the ink-bottles which. there is no possibility of ever upsettingby ordinary means, besides economizing the space in the desk.

Having describe d my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

l. The combination, with a bottle-holder and the gibbet-arm supporting the same, of a vertical spindle or gibbet-post and a sliding friction-connection between said post and arm, whereby the latter maybe adjusted vertically upon the former and locked by frie tion only at any point of its adjustment, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a bottle-holder, a gibbet-arm, and a pivot-connection between said arm and holder, of a vertical spindle or gibbet-post, and a sliding connection between said arm and post of such a character that said arm will bite or look by friction at any point upon said. post, substantially as described.

The combination, with abottle holder, an extensible gibbet-arm, and a pivot-connection between said arm and holder, of a gibbetpost and a sliding friction-lock between said arm and post, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a bottle-holder and a gibbet-arm supporting the same, of a vertical gibbet-post, a sliding friction-lock between said arm and post, and pivot-bearings for said post, whereby the latter may revolve upon a longitudinal axis, substantially as described.

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5. The combination, with abottle-holder, an extensible gibbet-arm, and a pivot-connection between said arm and holder, of a gibbetpost, a sliding friction -lock between said arm and post, and pivot-bearings for said post,

whereby it may revolve upon a vertical axis,

connection t-herebetween, a vertical spindle attached to one end of said arm, and abottleholder loosely journaled on said spindle, of a vertical gibbet-post, pivot-bearings therefor, and an eye on the opposite end of said arm fitting and sliding upon said post, substantially as described.

8. The combination, with a rotatable bottle-holder,a vertical pivot therefor, andasupport for said pivot, said holder having two or more bottles arranged circumferentially about its pivot, of a cover for said bottle pivoted upon the pivot of the bottle-holder and free to revolve independently of the bottleholder, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination, With a rotatable bott1e-h0lder, a pivot therefor, and a support for said pivot, said holder having four bottles arranged circumferentially about its pivot, of a cover for said bottles, consisting of a plate having three radial arms constituting covers for three of said bottles, journaled on the pivot of the bottledlolder, and free to revolve independently of said holder, substantially as described. A

10. The combination, with a rotatable bottle-holder, of a pen-rack secured thereto and composed of a single sheet of metal, formed by striking out therefrom lips P, bent outwardly at the detached edge, substantially as set forth.

, \VILLIAM LUMLEY.

Vitnesses:

W. R. OMOIIUNDRO, ALBERT M. BENNETT. 

